Fresh Air Found in Nepal’s Buried Tunnels | Sydney News

Nepal’s worst glacier disaster yet has trapped nearly 900 people in flooded hydropower tunnels — but a breakthrough: rescue teams, aided by Australian tunneling expert Arnold Dix, have detected fresh air after two weeks of darkness and water. Dix calls it “miracle country,” and with hollow spaces echoing back, hope flickers for survivors. Amid the grim odds, rescues have already been made — including a Chinese national and a Nepali woman — as Nepal’s prime minister vows to keep digging. The race is on, with engineers assessing structural safety and emergency systems, all while nature’s fury still looms — but human resilience refuses...